Dr. Nicolas Sklavos is an associate professor at the Computer Engineering and Informatics Department (CEID) of the Polytechnic School of the University of Patras, Hellas. He is the director of the SCYTALE Group. His research interests include cryptographic engineering, hardware security, cyber security, digital systems design, embedded systems, and IoT. He has participated in a number of European and national research and development projects. He is an evaluator and reviewer of project proposals funded by the European Commission or national resources. He has participated in the organization of international scientific conferences of IEEE, ACM, and IFIP, fulfilling several committee duties as well as that of an editorial board member for several scientific journals. He has authored technical papers, books, chapters, reports, etc., in the areas of his research. He has been also a keynote/invited speaker for conferences, forums, summer schools, etc. His publications have received a great number of citations in the scientific and technical literature. He is a senior member of the IEEE, an ACM distinguished speaker and professional member, an associated member of HiPEAC, as well as a member of the IACR.